U.S. State Department

First lady Jill Biden said nearly two dozen women the State Department honored for their courage made an “intentional decision” to persist and demand justice despite their fear.

President Joe Biden announced Thursday a series of changes to U.S. diplomatic and military strategy, including a review of international American military stations, support of the United Nations-led initiative to call a ceasefire in Yemen, and an executive order to increase the number of refugees admitted to the United States.

President Joe Biden spoke to members of the State Department on Thursday about their critical diplomatic role under his administration, saying, “America is back. Diplomacy is back. You are the center of all I intend to do. You are the heart of it.”

The State Department says it has notified Congress of plans for a $2.37 billion sale of Harpoon attack missiles to Taiwan, a move likely to anger China.

The State Department says Russia is using social media, state-funded media and a loose network of proxy websites to amplify conspiracy theories and misinformation, most recently around the coronavirus.

The State Department’s acting inspector general has resigned